A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspections (ABCHI) understands the importance of protecting the privacy of its website users. The information collected is used to market and improve the services we offer, to improve the website content, and to contact you with updates to the website or for other marketing purposes.

Certain areas of this site, require registration or a password for access. Information obtained from registered users of these areas may also be used for ABCHI marketing purposes, and cookies may be used in those and other areas, as is described in this Policy. Information obtained in these areas may also be used in accordance with agreements governing access to and use of the specific areas. In addition, visitors of this website may choose to register for a Login user ID and password to simplify access to some interactive features on this website. Log file data and other information gathered from registered users of this website are used to improve the customer experience while on our website.

WHAT INFORMATION DOES ABCHI CAPTURE ABOUT VISITORS TO ITS WEBSITE?

Our web technology uses an extended log file format which captures: date and time of visit, referring address (location from which a visitor comes to this website), type of Internet browser, and visitor’s IP address. (Each computer that connects to the Internet is assigned a unique number, an IP address, for identification purposes). The log file does not capture a visitor’s email address.

DOES ABCHI ASK FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Several areas of this website may ask for personal information. In these areas, your name, address, email address, and other details may be requested. This information is collected to help us further develop our services, to provide franchise or marketing information, to provide you access to valuable ABCHI Internet-based information and services, and to bill you for those services where applicable, if you elect to use them.

DOES ABCHI SHARE MY INFORMATION?

We may disclose personally identifying information (PII):

With our service providers: We contract with companies who help with parts of our business operations. We require that our service providers only use your PII in connection with the services they perform for us.
With service providers to our Advertisers: Our Advertisers may contract with companies who handle data (such as Advertisers’ customer lists) for them.
With our subsidiaries and related companies
In connection with legal proceedings: When we are under a legal obligation to do so, for example, to comply with a binding order of a court, or where disclosure is necessary to exercise, establish or defend the legal rights of ABCHI, our Advertisers or any other third party.
In connection with a sale of our business: If a third party acquires some or all of our business or assets, we may disclose PII in connection with the sale.
We also share technical data that we collect about browsing habits and devices (such as data relating to cookies, tracking pixels and similar technologies) with other advertising companies in the digital advertising ecosystem. This enables them and us to better serve ads to you.

Finally, we may disclose aggregated, anonymized information to our Advertisers and other third parties.

HOW DOES ABCHI USE THE INFORMATION?

The information collected through this site helps us identify the type of website content our visitors value most. We use this information to market and improve the website and our services. We also use this information to send you email notifications about updates to the website and to contact you by other means for marketing and other purposes. Our policy is to not give, sell or otherwise distribute the information collected through this site to third parties outside of ABCHI (unless required by law); provided, however, in some cases we may use suppliers to assist us in collecting, using or otherwise processing for our benefit the information obtained through this site. Our practice is to require our suppliers to conduct such activities consistent with this policy and our requirements.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

A cookie is a series of data characters that, when programmed into a website, is placed by the web server into the browser’s application folder on your computer. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website to “recognize” you as a unique individual.

DOES ABCHI USE COOKIES?

Cookies are used to achieve two goals. The first is to provide ABCHI with the capability to personalize information for certain segments of its customer base. Secondly, in some instances, cookies are used to allow ABCHI the opportunity to associate individual customers with their information profiles. For example, through the use of cookies, the website can “remember” your user ID when you login to ABCHI at this website on your computer, where a login option is applicable.

TCR COMPLIANCE

We may use SMS messaging to communicate with you, including for marketing purposes, if you have provided your consent. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time by replying STOP to any SMS message. Message and data rates may apply.

We may collect information about your SMS interactions, such as the date and time of messages, the content of your messages, and your phone number. We use this information to improve our SMS services and for marketing purposes.

For more information about our SMS practices, please contact us.

CAN COOKIES BE REMOVED FROM MY HARD DRIVE?

Yes, cookies can be removed from your hard drive. Also, depending on what type of web browser and what browser version you are using, you may be able to change the properties on your cookie file so that cookies are not used or saved. Please check with your browser provider for more information on removing cookies.

CAN I OPT OUT FROM RECEIVING FURTHER COMMUNICATION?

We recognize how important your online privacy is to you, so we offer the following options for controlling the targeted ads you receive and how we use your data:

You can opt-out of receiving targeted ads served by us: You can opt out of receiving targeted ads served by us or on our behalf by clicking on the blue icon in the corner of the ads we serve. Please note that, if you delete your cookies or upgrade your browser after having opted out, you will need to opt out again. Further, if you use multiple browsers or devices you will need to execute this opt-out on each browser or device.

ABCHI reserves the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time with or without notice. Please check back frequently in the event of changes. Your use of this website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy.